To be fair the business is like an extension of my house." He said: "I have always been a collector of vintage things and unusual items. Ian said it was a risk opening a new venture at this time, but he is delighted with the way things are going so far. Their latest find was a huge lion's head - which was a theatre prop - and they also have a wheelchair which is so old, the only other one he can find is in the Science Museum in London.Īnd, thankfully for Ian and Jen, they are not alone in their passion for unusual items from the past and the business is doing really well, despite the economic situation. Ian, who runs the venture with his partner, Jen Gunn, said his love of the unusual items of yesteryear, takes him all over the place sourcing items for their store. READ MORE: Hartlepool on show in latest Vera episode - how many locations did you spot? Visitors spend hours browsing the artefacts and then need to go around again to see what they have missed.
Now, East Coast Vintage is an Aladdin's Cave of weird and wonderful objects. Greatham Independent Methodist Church had been standing empty for many years when Ian Kinnersley, who lives in the village, came up with the idea of buying the building and turning into a vintage shop. A love of vintage items was the inspiration for a new antiques and collectables shop which has opened inside a disused Teesside church.
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